The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-04-28
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
LOCAL LAcoNfcS PICKED UP HERE AND
THERE BY OUR EAGLE-EYED
REPORTERS.

HhFOR1
Town election takes place next Monday.
Miss Lille Cayce of Richmond, is stop
ping with Mrs. D. Y. Cooper in Henderson.
Be sure to go to the polls next Monday
and vote for good and competent men for
town officers.
Miss Douglas Terrell Of Louisa county
Va, is the guest of her friend Miss Willie
Smoot in Henderson.
Miss Maria Parker, of Warrenton, is Wis.,
iting Misses Jennie and Lottie Switzerland,
IN our town at present.
Aye, amachewer, observed an old vet
taking his first chew of tobacco the other
day.
Remember the entertainment to be given
at Burwell Hall Thursday evening, May
9Th, by the Ladies' Guild. Admission 10
cents.
Dr. Lafferty speaks of Rev l.. }. Holden,
whom we all know and esteem, as "a Sam
Jones hid under bushel-pithy and elo-
quent."
Notice the new advertisement of Cooper
& Mitchell. They have just received big
stock of general merchandise of every de-
Scription.
Sales of tobacco have been heavier this
week the weather being more favorable for
handling it. All colory goods are in de-
mand at full prices.
Miss Mamie Hatchett in recent ten
days canvass of Raleigh secured one hun
dred and forty new subscribers for the
Orphans Frsengd-an average of fourteen
per day.
The various kinds of drinks flowing from
the large soda fountain at Smiths drug
store are as pleasant and refreshing as the
apparatus is handsome. He has introduced
many new drinks this season.
Beautiful line of new millinery and Ia
dies dress goods just opened at the Racket
Store. The millinery opening will take
place May 3rd and 4th. The ladies are in
yited to call and inspect the same.
Say, let's all hands club together and
boom the town. What say you? There
are many new Improvements needed in our
which should be used in the direction indi-
Gated.
We cannot afford to make mistake in
the election of men to fill the various town
Offices. Upon the choice made depends in
large measure the future welfare and
prosperity of the town. Just at this juno
ture we must take no backward step.
Rev R. VanDeventer, the new pastor Of
the Baptist church in this place, moved his
family up from EcentOn this week. They
occupy Mrs. w. Ii. Young's house next to
Mr.. Henry Perry's. Mr.. VanDeventer
will preach at the Baptist next Sunday.
Beautify your premises by putting out
shade trees. Nothing adds more to the
comeliness, pleasantness and value of a
place than plenty shade. Plant few trees
If you don't do anything else, aud let them
be living monuments to your usefulness.
There is much truth in the following
lines as many a woman will testify. The
Bellefontaine Examiner says:
You may trim up an Old hat as fine as you
will,
But last years suggestiveness clings to it
still
Active, wide-awake and enterprsing is
E. G.. Davis the popular merchant, who
has Just opened big stock of new goods at
his store. Everything you can call for in
the line of ladies dress goods, notions,
gents clothing and furnishings, staple and
fancy groceries, etc.
Saturday or Sunday night last the store
houses of l. e. Rowland & Co., and Jas. A.
O'Neil were broken into and robbed OF
sundry articles of merchandise. The en-
trance, in both cases, was made through
the back windows. AS yet they have nc
clue to the rogue or rogues.
The steel cells for the new Jail are ex
pected to be here soon when they will be
put in place at once. They were shipped
from the builders at St. Louis on the goth
On the bill of lading their weight IS pu
down at 1926 pounds, and the freigh
charges will amount to over 5000.
The following preparation is said to b
excellent for cleaning carpets, wOolel
goods, mems clothing, etc. Take one ounc
of bay rum one of ammonia, One-SiXth Q
an ounce OF pulveriZed saltpetre, mix vel
and put in one quart of rain water, bottl
and keep. 1t is very useful mixture.
Very truly has it been said that new:
paper, in its advertising columns, present
true picture, or in other words is sort {
mirror of the enterprise and push of tn
business men of the town in which it
published. A place is judged by the al
pearance of its newspaper-and very co
rectly.
DR.. Laffertv has been delighting Il
Durham folks The Recorder says of h
lecture there last Friday night: The le
ture last night by DR.. j. J. Lafferty, WI
even greater success than we predicts
His style can't be initiated. Full of W
and humor, he becomes eloquent and ]
diculous at the same time.
The millinery opening at E. e. Davi
last week was taken in by the ladies
general, and an attractive stock of ha
and bonnets of the latest styles were
exhibition, as we'll as q fine display
flowers and trimmings. Mrs. Philli
whose superb taste and obliging dispositi
make her a great favorite, is in charge
this department.
The only ticket in the field for town
fees so far is T. w. Goodrich for Mayo
and 4. NJ Jordan, Z. A. Watkins, L
W w Young Alex SatterWhite and